One state department of education, six districts, four schools, and two organizations are winners of the 2002 Partnership Awards from the National Network of Partnership Schools at Johns Hopkins University. The sites are recognized for excellence in developing and sustaining comprehensive programs of school, family, and community partnerships.
States, districts, organizations, and schools in the National Network of Partnership Schools respond to a Partnership Award application with detailed descriptions and clear evidence of well-designed programs that include "essential elements" of teamwork, leadership, plans for action, implementation, evaluation, and networking.
Winners receive a Partnership Award banner or plaque, one free registration to attend an NNPS National Leadership Conference, and national recognition for their work in the education media, the fall issue of Type 2, and the Network's website.
Congratulations to all winners of 2002 Partnership Awards! Click on a link below to learn more about each program.
Maryland State
Department of Education 
Buffalo Public
Schools, Buffalo, NY
Judith Roberson, Kathy Critharis, and Cristy
Rivera Coordinators; Marion Cañedo, Superintendent
Canton City
Schools, Canton, OH
Suzanne Katusin, Family Involvement Coordinator;
Diane Talarico, Superintendent; Gina Rodriguez, School Family Facilitator;
Richard Alonzo, Local Superintendent
Howard County
Public School System, Ellicott City, MD
Jean W. Lewis, Family
and Community Outreach Specialist; John O'Rourke, Superintendent
Local District B,
Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD)
Charlotte Castagnola,
Facilitator, Parent Activities; Judy I. Burton, Superintendent;
Local District F,
Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD)
Linda Ariyasu, School
Family Facilitator; Richard A. Alonzo, Superintendent
Naperville Community
Unit School District 203, Naperville, IL
Mary Ann Bobosky, Director
of Planning and Community Relations; Donald E. Weber, Superintendent
Highlands Elementary School, Naperville,
IL
Jane Wernette, Action Team Chair; Susan Stuckey, Principal
(Naperville Community Unit School District 203)
Follow Through Urban Learning
Laboratory, Buffalo, NY
Donna Kellum, Action Team Chair; Kathleen
V. Franklin, Principal (Buffalo Public Schools)
Madison Junior High School, Naperville, IL
Catherine Redford, Action Team Chair; Erin Anderson, Principal (Naperville
Community Unit School District 203)
Park Avenue School, Danbury, CT
Gwen Gallagher,
Action Team Chair; Beverly White, Principal (Danbury Public Schools)
Families
In Schools, Los Angeles, CA
Ruth M. Yoon, Executive Director
(For work with Districts B and F in LAUSD and other schools and districts.)
Literacy,
Inc. (LINC), Vera Weintraub
Executive Director; Sheila Sussman, Consultant for School, Family, and
Community Partnerships (For work with District 10 in Bronx NY and other
schools and districts.)